All set for Hyundai Accent Fun Run

I am all set to hit the big city again for the 1st Hyundai Fun Run. It is a run for a cause for the benefit of Gawad Kalinga Center for Social Innovation (GK-CSI), St. Scholastica’s Priory, Habitat for Humanity, and the Haribon Foundation. In their website, Hyundai encouraged the participants to commit to run with them on April 2, 2011 and they commit to another Hyundai Free Run. So here we come!

My friend Peter has claimed our FREE race packs yesterday at the Second Wind Store, Ortigas Home Depot. Claiming the kits was hassle-free. As of posting, he is en route to Ayala to claim his race pack. He is among 20,000 registrants who were able to secure slots before the allotted number of free race packs ran out. Originally, this event only targeted 5,000 runners. However, due to overwhelming support and demand of additional slots, Hyundai Asia Resource, Inc. (HARI) which the generous sponsor, opened the events to a bigger number of participants.

Facebook users posted their race kits at the official page. This is how the singlet and race bib look like. It has a minimal yet decent design, and pleasant color scheme. The material used seems of good quality as well. Found on the upper right corner of the bib is the race category and on the lower left corner is the wave order. The packets also include a tote bag and an RFid!

There are two categories in this run, 10km and 5km which are divided into a number of waves since this is a big event. Condura Skyway Marathon 2011 which I joined in on February 2 used the same system in releasing the runners.

Assembly time is 4:30am for 10km runners while it is 5:30am for 5km runners. This event is supposed to be held in Bonifacio Global City however the organizers thought Quirino Grandstand would be a better venue. Gunstart is as follows:

10km Category
Wave A: 5:00am
Wave B: 5:10am
Wave C: 5:20am

5km Category
Wave D: 6:00am
Wave E: 6:10am
Wave F: 6:20am
Wave G: 6:30am
Wave H: 6:40am

This will be an opportunity for me to crack my 10km record. The route only covers the stretch of Roxas Boulevard so I expect a good result. Other runners expect it would be a fun walk like that of Run for Pasig 10.10.10 in October wherein over 100,000 people joined in. But I am optimistic.


Check out a gallery of Hyundai cars here.